Sudan - People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Sudan was 1.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 23.91 in 2004, while its lowest value was 1.66 in 2016.

Definition: People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).

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Year Value
2000 23.91
2001 23.91
2002 23.91
2003 23.91
2004 23.91
2005 22.06
2006 20.21
2007 18.35
2008 16.50
2009 14.64
2010 12.79
2011 10.93
2012 9.08
2013 7.22
2014 5.37
2015 3.52
2016 1.66
2017 1.66
2018 1.66
2019 1.66
2020 1.66

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors